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Tue, 26 Sep 2017 23:57:15 +0200MYOBen-gbLook out if you are playing Halo 4 earlyhttp://www.fudzilla.com/news/games/29099-look-out-if-you-are-playing-halo-4-early
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Microsoft swinging the ban hammer hard

With news of a leaked version of Halo 4 that is running rampant on torrent sites everywhere comes news that Microsoft is less than happy that the leaked version is so widespread. If you happen to be playing or thinking about playing this torrent-acquired leaked version of Halo 4, we suggest that you think again if you value your Xbox Live account.

Sources tell us that Microsoft is swinging the ban hammer with a vengeance to deal with those who have chosen to break the rules and download and play Halo 4. The Microsoft Xbox Live Enforcement team is aggressively issuing permanent ban notifications to offenders, citing “pre-release title play” as the reason for the permanent ban from Xbox Live.

When a permanent ban is issued by the Microsoft Xbox Live enforcement team, your Xbox Live privileges will not be reinstated and, of course, you also lose all of your gamer scores. According to sources, Microsoft isn’t playing around here; and when you get caught, you are going to be banned for life and that’s it. No word on how many have been banned for pre-release title play, but we suspect the numbers are pretty large considering how easy it is to acquire Halo 4 from the torrents.

Chipzilla has announced that its entry-level Ivy Bridge Core i3 processors will be available after June 24. This is a lot earlier than the third-quarter which most people expected.

Intel’s Taiwan branch announced these chips will start shipping as early as the third week of this month. The dual-core Core i3 chips were expected to launch just in time for the holidays. Intel's Core i3 chips, we should soon see even more affordable laptops and desktops.

Higher-end versions of Intel’s third-generation processor were released earlier this year - the top-of-the-line Core i7 and mainstream Core i5 processors. These are already showing up in new and updated laptops and desktop PCs.

It is unclear whether Intel moved up the timing on the Core i3 processors to help ramp up Ivy Bridge computer sales. It is also strange because most of us thought this move was waiting for Windows 8 to be released.

Valve issued a challenge to Left 4 Dead 2 players: if the community could earn the Stream Cross achievement 20,000 times, Valve would release the Cold Stream DLC pack for L4D2 early.

The company was apparently surprised, but the L4D2 community was able to earn this achievement 20,000 times in about 4 hours. In fact, in 24 hours they passed 60,000+ and locked in the early release.

Valve says that the the testing of the Cold Stream DLC pack has been going well and players continue to test it and submit bugs. Valve is addressing the bug reports and feedback as quickly as it can, but it would appear that they will not be able to release it as early as expected. The release target is on or about July 22nd, but it could end up being a little after that.

Codemasters apparently could not wait any longer for fans to get a taste of what to expect, with the upcoming release of Dirt 3 set to arrive this Tuesday in North America and Friday in Europe. With the press embargo lifted early, a number of reviews are hitting all over the place; and the initial take on the title is exceptionally positive with all of the early reviews giving the game ‘9s’ and using words such as “Excellent” and “Outstanding.”

The news had to be very good for Codemasters, who are looking to capitalize on the significant success that Dirt 2 had last time around. Dirt 3 is said to build upon Dirt 2, but bring in some of the old rally racing elements that fans of the previous releases felt were missing from Dirt 2 with its far more X-Games like approach. Dirt 3 also still features Ken Block and the Gymkhana-style stunt driving that he made famous as a new addition for this release.

The game adds more cars, locations, routes, and events than ever seen in any previous release. The game will be available for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC when it arrives later this week. With all of the praise that the title is receiving, it is definitely one title that is worth checking out if you are a racing fan.

Normally, we spend a lot of time telling you about software delays. For a change, we get to tell you about a game that was finished ahead of schedule. Yes, the developers at Splash Damage have finished Brink a little early and they have decided to bump up the release date to celebrate.

Brink will now hit shelves in North America on May 10th, rather than May 17th. For those in Europe, you will now only have to wait till May 17th, rather than May 20th. While the new date pushes the release out a little early, sources also tell us that this was done to make sure that the title didn’t have to go head to head with LA Noire, which might have led to fewer sales as the buzz about LA Noire increases.

According to insiders, production finished ahead of schedule and Bethesda figured there was really no reason to wait. Of course, the LA Noire factor also played into the decision, from the whispers we hear.

A couple of retail/e-tail shops in Europe have started listing Nvidia's GTX 580 cards from various partners and although a lot of people were expecting a much lower price, it appears that the GTX 580 will be available with a price tag ranging from €470 to beyond €500 depending on the version. The recommended retail price appears to be set at €479,99.

Since we are talking about early listings, bear in mind that there might be some corrections and that some retail/e-tail shops might start selling it at a lower price. Of course, every shop will try to flog their own batch for as much cash as possible. Alternate.de and other larger shops are your best bet if you are shopping for the GTX 580, and it appears that they managed to get their hands on Gigabyte, MSI, EVGA, Zotac and Palit cards. The cheapest cards come from Gigabyte and MSI, and we are talking about reference cards that are selling for €479.

There are some other cards listed as well, but these are either priced at €489, €499 or if they are overclocked at over €500. You can check out the full listing here.